SSL Zen – Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate & HTTPS/SSL Redirect WordPress Plugin <= 4.5.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure

2024-04-17 00:00

Krzysztof Zając

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.6.0

Affected PluginSSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects

Affected Version<= 4.5.0

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-1076

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Vulnerability Overview

The SSL Zen – Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate & HTTPS/SSL Redirect WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 via the unsafe storage of keys. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data that includes private keys.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.6.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1076 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e78b5ed9-4e46-4bc9-9e4e-0f70bc81d1cb

CVSS Vector

5.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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SSL Zen – Free Let&#039;s Encrypt SSL Certificate & HTTPS/SSL Redirect WordPress Plugin <= 4.5.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

Technical Analysis

External References

SSL Zen – Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate & HTTPS/SSL Redirect WordPress Plugin <= 4.5.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure